Toothbrush holder



' Nrs, a citizen of Greece, and' a resident ofv Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. HAINZIG-IANIS, OF lllllT` YORK, N. Y.

'roo'.rir.usa4 HOLDER.

applicati@ mea March 9, 1925. serial No. 14,292.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, J AMES P. I-IAI'ZTGIA- the city of New York, boroughof Manhattan, lin the county and State of New York, have invented anewand Improved Toothbrush Holder, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates.I to tooth brush holders and has for an objecttoprovide an improved construction wherein a plurality of tooth brushesare suspended in a closed container. l

Another object in view is to provide `a tooth brush holder in which aclosed container is provided for receiving a plurality of toothbrushes', the same being associated with means whereby the brushes maybe elevated to a position above the container at any time. Y

A further 'Jbject, more specifically, is to provide a tooth brush holderwherein a container and a tooth brush support are provided and arrangedso that the tooth brush holder and the brushes thereon rmay be protectedwhen not in use and may be readily moved to a position exposing all ofthe brushes simultaneously.

In the accompanying drawing- Figurel is a perspective view of a toothbrush holder, disclosing an embodimentof` the invention. y

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sec tional'lview through Figure 1,the same being on an-enlarged scale and with the tooth brush support inan' elevated position.

Figure 3xis an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 1,approximately on line 3 3.-

' acting as 'a container for surrounding and enclosing a'numberof toothbrushes 2. The container 1 is mounted on the bottom 3 which ispreferably formed with a number' yof perforations 4 whereby the watermay freely drain from thecontainer. The bottom 3 is preferably formedwith an 'upsta'ndfl ing corrugated iiange 5 and is soldered orvotherwise rigidly secured to `a base 6. The base 6 is provided with anumber of perforations 7 whereby air may freely circulate therethroughandthrough the notches 8 in the upper edge of the cup 9, which cup is 10in any' desired manner, which sleeve is screwed onto the threaded lowerend of the fbe a tendency of the water passing through the bottom 3 tomove centrally of the cover. This will permit air to freely circulatethrough the outer apertures 4 and also through the outer apertures oropenings in the cover 13. A cap 14 is provided for the upper end of thecontainer 1, which cap preferably is made'of sheet metal and is formedwith a depending corrugated ange 15 Aslidingly fitting over the upperend of the container 1. A number of perforations 16 are provided in thecap 14 whereby there may be a free circulation of air from the top ,tothe bottom of the container Awithout permitting any appreciable amountof dust to enter the container.

In order to support the brushes 2 either within the container 1 vorabove the same as shown in Figure-2, the tube 11 is provided with avertical slot 17 having an offset 18 at the upper end. An annularshoulder 19 is provided at the upperendvof .the

tube l1 which shoulder may be integral or` parts are as shown in Figure1, said pin bel ing adapted to be moved into the offset 18 when theparts are mbved to the position shown in Figure '2. A short sleeve 22lrigidly secured.y byl solder or other suitable means to the tube 20,said sleeve havmg a number of notches 23 merging into slits 24. Wherethese notches and slits are provided, solder may be dispensed with andth1s por tion of the sleeve contracted so that pinching members will beprovided Wlnch wlll grip the tube 20 and hold sleeve 22 1n lace.

'A ldisk 25.is rotatably mounted on tu e 20 rabove the sleeve y22. Anumber of pins or hooks 26 are riveted to the disk 25 and extend anappreciable distance therefrom w1th ,their outer ends vcurved upwardlysomewhat whereby they may readily proJect through holes in' therespective tooth brushes 2. t will be evident that any desired number of.connected to an internally threaded sleeve hooks or pins 26 maybeprovided within certain limits so that the device-may be used .by anumber of persons .and yet each person may have anim-dependent toothbrush.- The extreme upper end of the tube-20 is internally threaded forreceiving the screw 27 which acts to clamp the cap 14 rigidly inplaceand also acts as a yknob whereb. the c ap lftmay be raised on lowered asdesired.V JAl'so, preferably thecontainer 1 is heldon the bottom 3 by anumber of rods 28 which are formed with hooks 29 at the upper end andwhichv extend -through the bottom 3.l They lower ends `ot each of therods 26 are supplied with a stop or `block 30 held in place by suitable`115l set screws 31 whereby thefvarious'rods 28 are locked inplace and,consequently, lock i `firmly .the container 1 inY operative position.Preferably, part. of the'rods 28 fit into cer'- --tain ofthecorrugations of flange 5 and, consequently, are held againsttilting.A

In operation, when the parts arein the position shown in Figure 2,'brushes may be 4freely placed on the hooks 26 or removed therefrom.When the brushes 'are 'notlinf use, the enlarged upper end of the screw4v27 'is grasped and' rotated whereupon kthe tube 20 will be rotated, sothat pin 21 will move out of the. notch or oliset 18 into the slot 17.The parts including the tooth parts assume the position shown in Figurev. 1.' When'inF this position,y the brushes are protected against o dust',whiler La certain amount of air circulation is rovided and also meanshave been provide 'ting drainage. :The cup 9 acts .td receive fthe waterdrainage from the container `1.

This cup maybe emptied from time to time as desired'. I y l 40 What Iclaimisr 'l 1,v tooth brush holder, comprising a' closedv containerformedv as a tube. a metal/lic zubot-tom ,"t'or said container, a pairof rods h'a'ing hooked ends for clamping said cond s nected with'saidbottom, a cap for said container, and telescoping means connected withvsaidvcap and bottom for supporting tooth brushes inthe container, saidtelescoping means being sufficiently distendable to `permit the brushes,supported thereby to. move to a point exteriorly of the container'whenvfully d'istended."4 I

. bular body, a separate bottom connected with o said. body, said bottombeing formed' with a plurality of openings, a base connectedgwith 'I lsaid bottom for supporting the' same. `said- 'basehaving a plurality ofopenings, a cup removably connected `vvith `said bottom forvreceiving.draii'iafze water from the container,

4,said cup haying a plurality of openings near o brushes are thenlowered until the various tainerto said bottom,v a supporting/baseco'ii- 2.. `A toothbrush holder, comprising atut s f 1,866,860 ytheupper part whereby theremay be a-cir. culation of airthrough thevariolis openings,

a removable cap forv the upper end of the 65 container, and meansforsupporting tooth brushes within the container, said means being capableof adjustment' whereby the :brushes carried thereby may be' moved to a).y .position exteriorly of the container. '0 Y 3. A tooth brush holder,comprising a conY- tainer having an open top,.a cap for closing saidopen top, and means for supporting tooth brushes within the ontainer,said means being disten'dable to such an extent `'H that when ifullyvdistended the tooth brushes will be supported above the container.

v 4. In a tooth brush older, a container having a tubular body and adisksshaped vbottom formedseparate from the body, a` tube arrangedin thebody and extending `through the bottoin, said tube having an enlargementtitting against the upper surface pf the bottom, means v threaded ontothe lower end of said tube for clamping the same '85 irm'ly to saidVbottom,'means-for clamping said body to said bottom, means. for' sup-4porting a` plurality of brushes in said body,

and a cover for said body. v 5., In a tooth brush holder, a'container,a'- 90 tubular member connected with --the bottom Ai' of the container'formed with a vertical slot merging into a rightv angle slot. nearl thetop,

-a tube telescopically tting into said tubular member, saidtubebeing'providedrwitlia,pin 95,

near the lower end, said pin normally extending into said slot but beingcapable of movement into Said right angle slot when` lthe tube is raisedto its upper position, means L carried by saidr tube for supporting aplu- 10o -rality'of tooth brushes, and a. capmounted 5 Y n the .upperendof said tube, said capI beingy oadapted to engage the'upper part-.ofsaid container'whensaid pin is l,adjacent thebot'- tom of said slotlwhereby-the brushes sup-V `105 ported by the brush supporting meanswill be positioned wholly ,within the'c'ontainer. d

6. In a tooth brush holder, ai container; aV telescoping structureconnected to the bot- Y tom o'the container, a cap -connected to the 11oupper end 'of the telescoping structure, and a rotatable member, formedl(with a I'Jlnralityv of hooks carriedby the' upper part of thetelescopin'g structure, the proportion. of theR telescopingv structurebeing such that when. the 'same is distended to "itslfull eitent'the vrotatable hook carrying structure will bean' appreciable distance abovethe container and whenl collapsed until the cover engagesl thejcontainer the brush supporting Structure will be .positioned within thecontainer. v i

